EKPHRASTIC LOVE
If
a
picture
is worth a
thousand words, then he
shall borrow all that he can to
describe the beauty he sees while gazing upon her.
In turn, he will lend her his eyes so she can see her
-self as the beauty that she is,
to see her full worth.
Their true love
is give
and
give.
2021-07-27
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 344 – Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
FOUNDATION OF MY HEART
Iowa ~
where the tall corn grows.
lightning bugs
dance at night,
and the work ethic is strong ~
it’s where I’m from–home.
2021-07-08
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 341 – Home Is Where the Heart Is
THE TRAIL LIES AHEAD
The morning mist surrounds her
and vast open land awaits.
Nothing stands in her way ~ yet,
she hesitates,
waiting in silence.
Sensing her world will soon change,
she pauses to soak in this
place of peace.
2021-06-22
P. Riggs
LOVE’S CHANGED ME
Love’s changed me from the inside out.
First it was the love from mother:
protective, kind; like no other.
Then came along a first class lout
who took what wasn’t given out
‘for leaving me for some other.
Love’s changed me
as it’s taken me on this route:
trust/distrust—to trust another?
Cautious, I am, with my lover.
Of this, I’m sure—without a doubt—
love’s changed me.
2017-02-14
P. Wanken
Written for Poetic Asides Poetic Form: Rondine
LOVE, SO ELUSIVE
Where’s the place where lovers escape,
and where plans of the heart take shape?
Where is undying love supremely crowned?
Is it found just in dreams?
It’s as I sleep, tucked in my bed,
that’s where I dream of being wed.
Where’s this undying love deemed to be found?
Sound asleep, in my dreams.
2016-08-04
P. Wanken
Written for Poetic Asides Form Challenge: Byr a Thoddaid
echoes from the silence 